Work crews return to W.E. Johnson Park in December, seven months after a Richland project meant to restore 10 acres of shrub steppe habitat — sagebrush — went awry. The effort was well ...

The imperiled bird species even slightly avoided manipulated swaths of the sagebrush-steppe landscape, the data showed. “In our study design, we purposely tested the Wyoming Game and Fish ...

I’ve spent considerable time over the last several falls hunting the sagebrush steppe ecosystems of Utah and Idaho in pursuit of sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge and chuker.

A particular emphasis of my research is concerned with restoration efforts relative to species inhabiting sagebrush steppe ecosystems. I teach Rangeland Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring (REWM 4330) ...

When sage grouse are able to thrive in a sagebrush-steppe habitat, then other animal and plant species do, too. But Molvar and other conservationists criticized the habitat plan for lacking teeth ...

The rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) depend on the sagebrush steppe ecosystems of the Sagebrush Sea for their survival and are at risk of extinction because of habitat loss and disease. They’ve lost ...

Shrub-steppe in Washington is characterized by generally dry areas of sagebrush and bunchgrass inhabited by coyotes, rattlesnakes, deer, hawks, falcons, small birds, and in the spring, an array of ...

Slickspot peppergrass is a flowering sagebrush-steppe plant threatened by agriculture, mining, urban sprawl, livestock grazing and invasive species. It lives largely on the Snake River Plain, Owyhee ...

Brigid Mander With 310,000 acres spanning sagebrush steppe in the valley, snow-capped peaks, verdant forests and crystal-clear alpine lakes, Grand Teton National Park is the highlight of any trip ...